On 7/31/07, OOoAuthors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Frank @all, > > if there will be a way to export the wiki content with styles to odf and > the result is in the same quality like the current documents it will be > the best way, cause in this > case any person could contribute without problem like wrong style etc. > > Perhaps there is a way to include styles over xml/dtd in the export > process. > > Regards > Marko > > Jean-Christophe Helary schrieb: > > > > On 31 juil. 07, at 22:34, Frank Peters wrote: > > > >>> Besides for that, my experience is that only a few people will ever > >>> participate to a wiki, in which case, the overhead of exporting to ODF > >>> is not balanced by the ease of contributing. > >> > >> Well that remains to be proven. Lets see what the outcome of putting > >> the Admin Guide and API Guide on the wiki will be. > > > > It is proven by the fact that there is currently _no_ way to smoothly > > export from wiki to ODF. > > > > Of course, if the documentation shifts from download files to online > > files then obviously a wiki like system is the best. > > > > Jean-Christophe Helary > > > > > Correcting the document styles is fairly easy so I would not be too worried about this aspect. Achieving a consistent writing style, now, that's a big issue. At present the only advantage I see in using a wiki is the possibility of throwing ideas around: new features, additional examples for complex operations, hints and tips, etc... Those ideas that can later on be re-organized, polished and integrated in the user guide. If we start imposing a style guide, ask the wannabe author to know the correct place in the wiki where the information can be introduced, have some knowledge of the structure of the guide, this will put off loads of people.
Cheers, Michele
